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    Petition to Lauren Davis, Chris Corry, Brad Klippert, Jeremie Dufault, Christine Kilduff, Paul Harris, Lisa Callan, Mari Leavitt, My-Linh Thai, Tana Senn, Sherry Appleton, Tina Orwall, Sharon Wylie, Laurie Dol...

    STOP HB 2546 ( WA State propasal to ban all concentrate above 10%Thc )

    … Potency numbers used were for any concentrate above 10% and it seems lawmakers have chosen such numbers … concentrate is as medicine is down right unethical, even if you smoke recreational it is still an…

    Kyle McMullen
    United States
    29,479
    Supporters
    • Kyle McMullen United States
    • 29,479 supporters
    • Created Jan 19, 2020
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    Petition to Brad Wilson

    BlueCross BlueShield North Carolina: Keep your end of the deal and pay the claims

    My daughter needs IV treatment each month to fight a debilitating and life threatening auto-immune disease called Dermatomyositis. BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina is denying claims for vital treatment. When you pay your insurance premiums and do what you are supposed to do, the insurance company should do their part and pay for the appropriate treatment. Instead, when we called the BlueCross BlueShield to get approval for her life-saving treatment, BlueCross told me and the hospital that that we didn't need pre-authorization. Then, they changed their mind and now want my family to pay a bill of $240,000.  Since the CEO just got a $1.6 MILLION bonus for 2012 from revenues of $5.7 Billion, it doesn't appear that costs are a concern. Patrick Getson, a VP, got a $232,788 BONUS for 2012. Please sign my petition to tell BlueCross that they need to do their part and live up to their responsibilities to us as subscribers to their policy. We did what we were supposed to do, and they need to do what they are supposed to do and pay for these claims. Here is what happened... My daughter Morgan has been fighting a rare autoimmune disease for almost 3 years. She was diagnosed at age 11, and she went from being a tremendous athlete to being unable to ride her bike, walk up the stairs, or play sports. After over a year of trying to find an answer to the problems, we finally got a diagnosis of Juvenile Dermatomyositis, a rare auto-immune disease that affects the skin, muscles, and the vascular system which causes problems all over the body like joint pain, severe headaches, GI issues, and sometimes heart and lung issues as well. Since she was diagnosed, we have known several children who have died from this disease, and we have done everything we can to make sure that she is getting the correct treatment. The very first thing we did is to make sure we had adequate insurance coverage. We already had great insurance, and we backed that up by increasing the amount we put into HSA accounts. We found the right health care experts as this is a rare disease and not many peopole know much about it or how to treat it. We followed treatment recommendations to the letter and we learned as much as we could about the disease. We modified our entire life behavior to help reduce the chances of her disease getting worse by doing things like staying out of the sun and skipping pool and beach trips because the sun makes her disease worse.  As she was treated, the first line treatments weren't helping and she was getting worse. The doctors said that she needed to be admitted to get the second line treatment. Once again, we did what we were supposed to do, and we made sure the hospital called the insurance for authorization. Each and every month, the hospital called and spoke to BlueCross of North Carolina on the phone. Each month, they told the hospital that authorization was not required.  The second line treatment is an infusion called Introvenous Immunoglobin (IVIG). This medication has been like a gift from God and it has made a HUGE impact on her disease. She gets it every four weeks, and we can always tell when it is close to the time to go back as she starts getting worse again. As soon as she gets the treatment, we see improvement again. It is not a fun treatment for her to get. She has to be in the hospital, has to get an IV inserted, is woken up ever hour during the night to be sure her vitals are stable, and she suffers extreme headaches after it. But, she gladly goes without complaining because she knows it helps her. BlueCross paid some of the claims for her treatment and denied others. The hopsital was confused as they had followed the same authorization process and billed them exactly the same way. They tried appealing them first without even telling me what was going on. By the time I knew they were appealing these odd ones, BC had then denied many, many more items. I called them thinking it was just some weird mistake since it was approved one month, denied the next, approved the following. They said that a person had reviewed the ones that were denied and a machine had approved the ones that had been approved. I have formally appealed their decision based on the fact that the hospital called for authorization each time and was told it wasn't required. They have denied the appeal saying that it has been their policy since 2010 that it requires authorization and that the fact that we didn't know that isn't their fault as it was buried in their policies. This makes absolutely NO sense since we DID try to get authorization. How do you get authorization if you are told you don't need it when you ask for it? I have already spent countless hours on this appeals process and many sleepless nights worrying about being bankrupted by this $240,000 bill. Additionally, I worry about how she is going to get the treatment in the future as I am still having some issues with approvals even now that we DID finally get them to write an authorization for a year. Just getting that letter required talking to many people and demanding it as they kept telling us it wasn't required. Thanks for your support, and I wish you and your family good health. All of the sudden, we were thrown into this health care mess the day she was diagnosied. We need to hold insurance companies accountable. Unfortunately, from talking to others, this type of experience is far too common.

    Amy Gleason
    Wesley Chapel, FL, United States
    63,534
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    • Amy Gleason Wesley Chapel, FL, United States
    • 63,534 supporters
    • Created Mar 22, 2013
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    Petition to President of the United States

    Concentrate on Americans before Illegal Immigrants

    … well as many homeless veterans. We need more facilities to help these people in America. Concentrate on our own country before bringing others in…

    donna elliott
    High Springs, FL, United States
    50
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    • donna elliott High Springs, FL, United States
    • 50 supporters
    • Created Jul 14, 2021
    Petition to Department of Education, Blade Nzimande, Angie Motshekga

    Allow students to return to their residence accommodations

    … students because unlike home, students will have their own space to study and will concentrate better … concentrate. Other students are living in areas which have bad Internet service and they can't…

    Togetherness
    53,035
    Supporters
    • Togetherness
    • 53,035 supporters
    • Created Apr 30, 2020
    Petition to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), HRD Minister Of India

    Do lenient checking in CBSE Physics exam 2017 for Class XII

    … agony, which will help them to concentrate on their next exam.…

    New Leader
    India
    40,238
    Supporters
    • New Leader India
    • 40,238 supporters
    • Created Mar 15, 2017
    Petition to Department of Education

    Cancel 2021 exams and let pupils concentrate on learning

    … concentrate on supporting learning.  Make a decision now, politicians. Stop playing with the lives of…

    Susan Mcfadden
    Coventry, ENG, United Kingdom
    143
    Supporters
    • Susan Mcfadden Coventry, ENG, United Kingdom
    • 143 supporters
    • Created Oct 7, 2020
    Petition to Scott Morrison, Daniel Andrews, Steven Marshall MP, Annastacia Palaszczuk, Peter gutwein, Gladys Berejiklian, Mark McGowan

    Close Schools/Colleges/Universities down for an appropriate amount of time amidst COVID19.

    … among parents and students that attend school. The ability to focus or concentrate is affected in…

    Ash Mehta
    Australia
    306,276
    Supporters
    • Ash Mehta Australia
    • 306,276 supporters
    • Created Mar 12, 2020
    Petition to chiefminister@maharashtra​.​gov​.​in , info@punecorporation​.​org

    Save the Vetal Hill: Thousands of Trees will be Cut for building the new Tunnel

    … direct concerned authorities to concentrate their energy and our resources in improving public transport…

    Kshama Dongre
    Pune, India
    171,433
    Supporters
    • Kshama Dongre Pune, India
    • 171,433 supporters
    • Created Apr 3, 2018
    Petition to Pedro Castillo Terrones , UNESCO, Ministerio del Ambiente Perú, Fabiola Muñoz, Poder Judicial peru, Ministerio de Justicia y DDHH Perú, Ministerio de cultura Perú, Greenpeace USA, World Wildlife Fu...

    NO AL CONCENTRADO DE MINERAL EN LA RESERVA NACIONAL DE PARACAS

    … CONCENTRATE IN THE PARACAS NATIONAL RESERVE Hello friends, Paracas is in danger and needs your help. Please … to transport, store, and export ore concentrate. This material is highly toxic. All this cargo will … one of these trucks used in the transport of ore concentrate tips over or leaks, which is frequent as…

    Todos Paracas
    Lima, Peru
    300,575
    Supporters
    • Todos Paracas Lima, Peru
    • 300,575 supporters
    • Created Mar 14, 2020
    Petition to Laurentino Cortizo, Petaquilla Gold, Minera Panamá, First Quantum Minerals

    Stop deforestation in Panama - Save the pygmy three-toed sloth!

    … types of sloths: the two-toed and the three-toed. On this page, however, we will concentrate on one…

    Wildlife Artwareness
    51,718
    Supporters
    • Wildlife Artwareness
    • 51,718 supporters
    • Created Mar 5, 2020
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